English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 1, 2020
Southampton WWLWD 0
–
Liverpool WWWDW 4
1st2ndT
SOU000
LIV044
Anfield · 53,291 att.

Match Report

Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Liverpool beat Southampton to take step closer to Premier League title

Liverpool need just seven more wins to claim the Premier League after beating Southampton 2-0 at Anfield.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
11
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
4
38.5
Possession
61.5
17
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
205
Accurate Passes
403
321
Passes
530
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
0
19
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.0
68
Long Balls
85
22
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
11
26
Effective Clearances
23
26
Clearances
23

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  2. 20Adam LallanaSUB
  3. 8Naby KeitaSUB
  4. 32Joël MatipSUB
  5. 6Dejan LovrenSUB
  6. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  7. 13Adrián SUB

SOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Alex McCarthyG
  2. 35Jan BednarekCD-L
  3. 5Jack StephensCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 16James Ward-ProwseRB
  6. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-L
  7. 14Oriol RomeuCM-R
  8. 22Nathan RedmondLM
  9. 12Moussa DjenepoRM
  10. 9Danny IngsCF-L
  11. 7Shane LongCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Sofiane BoufalSUB
  2. 20Michael ObafemiSUB
  3. 27William SmallboneSUB
  4. 28Angus GunnSUB
  5. 10Ché AdamsSUB
  6. 38Kevin DansoSUB
  7. 4Jannik VestergaardSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' VAR Decision: No Penalty Liverpool.
  2. 47' Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 0. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  3. 55' VAR Decision: No Goal Liverpool 1-0 Southampton.
  4. 60' Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 0. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  5. 65' James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 70' Substitution, Southampton. Michael Obafemi replaces Shane Long.
  7. 70' Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Danny Ings.
  8. 71' Goal! Liverpool 3, Southampton 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  9. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  10. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  11. 82' Substitution, Southampton. Sofiane Boufal replaces Moussa Djenepo.
  12. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Jordan Henderson.
  13. 89' Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90' Goal! Liverpool 4, Southampton 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino following a fast break.

Premier League News

All news
ESPN Mark Ogden Man United are in crisis (again), but where are the Glazers? Manchester United are in crisis -- again -- and the people with ultimate control of one of the world's most historic soccer clubs are nowhere to be seen. ESPN ESPN A global experiment: Can ESPN predict the Ballon d'Or awards? The Ballon d'Or awards are typically tough to predict, but can ESPN and our global resources do just that? ESPN Gabriele Marcotti Real Madrid best Barça in brilliant Clásico; Man United mess deepens; Spurs win again The weekend's big games brought plenty to unpack, with Real Madrid's Clásico win slowing Barcelona down in LaLiga and Man United's heavy home defeat surely pushing Michael Carrick toward the exit. News PA Chelsea will 'keep confidence' in Mike Penders - Xabi Alonso Xabi Alonso and Maxence Lacroix have thrown their support behind Mike Penders after the 21-year-old's own goal led to Saturday's 2-0 loss to Tottenham.